"At some point Donald Trump needs to take responsibility for the irresponsible behavior of his campaign," Liccardo said.
This is a clear-cut case of Isaiah 5:20: "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter."
Clinton is purported to say that Trump should not have nuke codes .. but really Ms. Lizzurd, if you get them you'll just email them on a unsecured email account, so he'd have them anyway.
The United States has a two-man rule in place, and while only the president can order the release of nuclear weapons, the order must be confirmed by the Secretary of Defense. The current Secretary of Defense is Ashton Carter, who was confirmed as the 25th Secretary of Defense on February 12, 2015, and assumed office on February 17, 2015. Yes, he's a Demoncrap and was nominated by President Barack Obama. However, he was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 93–5. The lopsidedness of that vote alone indicates the widespread confidence both parties have in his ability to do the job, including saying, "I do
not concur, Mr. President" should Obama ever order a nuclear strike for dubious reasons.
If Clinton wins, I don't know if she would keep Ash Carter or replace him with her own pick. I think she would have a difficult time getting approval if her nomination didn't receive wide, bi-partisan confidence and support.
Then there's the line of officers involved in all aspects of a launch once an order is given to launch. Their oaths of office i.e. they loyalty is (supposed to be) to the Constitution, not the chain of command. If anything from on high seemed suspicious, I have no doubt that questions would be raised.
ETA: Ash Carter's authorship: In addition to authoring numerous articles, scientific publications, government studies, and Congressional testimonies, Carter co-edited and co-authored 11 books:
MX Missile Basing (1981)
Ballistic Missile Defense (1984)
Directed Energy Missile Defense in Space (1984)
Ballistic Missile Defense (1984)
Managing Nuclear Operations (1987)
Soviet Nuclear Fission: Control of the Nuclear Arsenal in a Disintegrating Soviet Union (1991)
Beyond Spinoff: Military and Commercial Technologies in a Changing World (1992)
A New Concept of Cooperative Security (1992)
Cooperative Denuclearization: From Pledges to Deeds (1993)
Preventive Defense: A New Security Strategy for America (1997)
Keeping the Edge: Managing Defense for the Future (2001)
Unless it's in retaliation for a massive first-strike by the enemy, Ash Carter is not likely to agree to a nuclear strike unless all other non-nuclear options have been explored.
